A Facebook security flap reveals that Mark Zuckerberg likes to pose with live chickens, ostensibly before killing and cooking them. No confirmation yet if he grows his own potatoes.
Following the emergence of additional sexual harassment accusations, Herman Cain is now pointing the finger at Rick Perry, accusing the Texas governor of organizing a smear campaign to ruin his presidential candidacy.
Continuing her fight against intolerance and bullying, Lady Gaga has launched the youth-empowering Born This Way Foundation.
Yesterday in Oakland, thousands of Occupy protesters declared victory after shutting down one of the nation's busiest shipping ports.
Guy Pearce, Ben Foster and Kelly McDonald are set to star in the Steve Buscemi-directed, Oren Moverman-penned adaptation of William S. Burroughs's semi-autobiographical novel Queer.
The New York Department of Sanitation is rethinking the "cruel" and "excessive" sticker initiative used to punish and publicly shame violators of alternate-side parking rules.
For The New York Times, Christopher McDougall examines the once and future way to run.
According to new reports, the Greek government is teetering on the brink of collapse.
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Steve McQueen to direct12 Years a Slave, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor as a mixed-race New Yorker who spent more than a decade on a Louisiana cotton plantation after being kidnapped.
Ronald Bergan reviews Jean Renoir's French Cancan, which will play as part of TCM's 24-hour, 13-film Jean Gabin retro tomorrow.
Girish Shambu is excited to launch, along with Adrian Martin, the film journal LOLA.
Reporter's letter ties Rupert Murdoch execs to the News of the World hacking scandal.
Why do "reductions" of twin pregnancies trouble pro-choicers?
Peter Bogdanovich reviews King Vidor's La Boheme starring Lillian Gish.
Lady Gaga has a new video:
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